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Fulcrum Institute for Education in Science

Project Director: David Carraher
Principal Investigator: Sue Doubler

Topics: Physical Science, Science Assessment
Grade Levels: Elementary, Middle School

TERC, in partnership with Tufts University, has offered leadership institutes for K-8 science educators. The institutes were offered fully online for credit as gateways into Tufts’ Master’s in STEM Education program. The institutes focused on the important question of how learners’ scientific understandings evolve. Funded by Tufts University through a grant from the National Science Foundation.